I Believe in Santa Claus
Look, Santa at our house – in the technical sense – is a combination of Amazon.com, Costco, and Target. I know he is not real real. But in the bigger sense, the sense of the magical… I completely believe that he is for real.
Too often I think that we adults try to squash the imaginative life of our children (and ourselves, for that matter) – perhaps we see Santa as un-Christian, or too commercial. But I see him as magical, as someone who embodies hope and fun and whimsy. A figure who lets us be playful and childlike and forget about the “rules” for a few weeks.
I will not fall victim to the people out there who think believing in Santa takes away from the birth of Christ, or that he is creepy, or that Santa is fake. To me, and to my kids, he will always be real. And kids get this. I promise you. My 13 year old just asked me if Santa was real. I answered with, “Well, if you mean some weird guy that comes down our chimney and delivers presents, then, well, no. But, I still think he is real and I believe in him.” She nodded knowingly. See, kids know how to use their hearts and their spirits and their imaginations to hold on to the unknown. I love Santa because he lets me do that, too. Just for bit. Long enough to eat the cookies and drink the beer we have left out for him.
Hahaha! I love it!
Even though Santa’s writing always looks just like my Mom’s, I still believe!
I loved reading this today – I very much agree!
I too believe in the magic and mystery of Santa. Looking forward to a Merry Christmas. mom
Oh my i’m sending you a cyber hug right now! I was thinking this exact same thing today, and agree 100%. My girlfriend told her 4 year old that Santa wasn’t real and I was commenting to her that she was a scrooge! Santa is about the magic of Christmas real or not. Now a days I think kids are required to grow up faster than before, the innocence is lost within so many aspects of the world today. Why take away Santa? Creepy or not.
My Chase was worried santa wouldnt come because we have no chimney. I told him santa had a magic key for houses without fireplaces. Then we had a fun conversation about what that key might look like, it was good times ;)
I so agree. Check out my post on Jesus and Santa and tell me what you think.
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Ya know, you’re right! I’ve been so hung up on not wanting to lie to my kids that I haven’t thought of it that way. I do nothing to trick them but I still think there is wonder and magic in Christmas that I could encourage in them. We leave out Guinness and cookies! Love it. Milk is for whimpy Santas.